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You can start by hanging on the bar - for your grip strength. Try standing on a stool so you can grip the bar in the up position. get off the stool and lower yourself , slowly, controll the descent as best you can- slow is good - don't just drop. Repeat untill you can pull yourself up. You can try to hold your position…

This is good advice - look at Strong Liftd or Strong Curves - Pick one and follow it. Start with the basics first

I call that "Farmer Strength" Many farmers are freaky strong and don't look like it. It comes from doing that work every day, all day since they were kids. You also see it in amature & collegate wrestlers

use the whole egg -not 300 cals but a step in that direction - all the good stuff is in the yolk

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This is good advice - Look at Starting Strength - or Strong Curves

I mix the protein powder with the milk & drink it , or maybe add some chocolate , or blend it with frozen blueberries & broccoli for a smoothie

Same here - a spare room - squat rack, a bench , a bunch of old weights & AC/ DC on the box for squat days

You can start with light weight and progress from there. Years ago I was training a girl name Nellie, she was not athletic at all - The best she could do for a bench press was a 20 lb bar for a few reps , so that is where we started and she progressed from there. With her running, the best she could do at the beginning was…

Look at Starting Strength - or one of the 531 programs and limit the assistance lifts to fit you

With those migraines & loss of balance, maybe it would be better to use machines instead of free weghts I did have cats - they lived in the garage, but after a while the critters get them

I also have a home gym- squat rack , bar, weights & bench - no cats. Right now I'm in surgery recovery and lifting the pink weights. Planning on moving to a 531 program soon Glad to chat with both of you. I'll bookmark this thread

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what are you getting for protien ? fats? - gradually/ slowlly increase calories untill the scale moves. you can add some olive oil to your veggies - peanut butter & crackers - it doesn't take much peanut butter to add 2-300 cals. snack on a hanfull of nuts. Salmon or other fatty fish, chicken or turkey thighs with the skin…

I also recently had a surgery Can you eat eggs? how many cals are you eating? protien? how many carbs. are you gaining weight now? If not , then you need to eat more. nuts & eggs are low volume & high cals if you have trouble eating alot are you weight training?

Deadlift + accessories tomorrow

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Good for you - it gets easier - I quit 20+ years ago

OK Set your cals on MFP for a 1 lb/week weight loss - try for 125 gm protien per day - 40 gms fat per day - fill in the rest with whatever - include lots of veggies , different colors, & some fruit, potatoes or rice. take fish oil caps. Weigh yourself once a week under the same conditions, same time. Run this for a month…

"Toning" is a combination of loosing fat & gaining muscle. I would follow a program like Starting Strength - It's a good beginer's weight traing program, get some intruction on how to do the lifts. Eat at mantainence cals, get sufficient protien and eat veggies, and you should see progress. You will controll your weight up…

That makes good sense - the OP has a run on Saturdays -

I have had surgerys but know nothing about this subject, this lady Dani Shugart does and wrote this article https://www.t-nation.com/training/breast-implants-for-girls-who-lift

If you are a beginer , you would be better served doing a full body program 3X per week - look at Starting Strength for a good one

Hi Missy - Welcome

I would track what you eat now. Eat what would be a normal diet for you and log EVERYTHING you eat, wiegh it on a food scale . This will give you a starting point. do it for a week or more - you can skip Christmas if that will be a larger then normal eating day. When you get that information you can figure out what a…

Ditto - same here

I'd look into Greyskull or one of the 531 Programs - BBB is a good one - 531 Boring but Big. I think either on is a good progression from Starting Strength

Let me just echo what Sardelsa said - She gave you excellent advice, Strong Curves is a good choice for a lifting program for you goals - Google Bret Contreras - mantain your diet or + 200 cals , with 100 - 120 gms of protien per day and you should be good .

Had a Dr appt today - 30 days post -op , abdominal surgery - The Doc gave me the OK to start lifting - squat , press , row, farmer's walk etc . I will be starting very light - the bar only, then progress from there , but I will start.

I take fish oil at higher doses then that - sometimes at bed time and there is no problem with the sleep - I can't speak to the niacin . Try taking it rarlier and see what happens. Could be the stress at work